Tent and hammock



L. E. TRIMM.

TENT AND HAMMOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.25, 1919.

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TENT AND HAMMOCK.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 25, 1919.

1,343,800. Patentedzmne 15,1920.

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LESLIE E. TRIMM, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Toall whom t may concern: n A

Be it known that I, LEsLiE E. TiuMM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of n Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York,fhave inventeda new and Improved Tentdand Hammock, of which the .following isla Yfull, clear, and exactdescription.

This yinvention relates to a combined tent and hammock and has for an object the provision oi!V an improved rconstruction wherein the device may be used in its combined capacity as tent and hammock, or may be used separately-to a limited extent.

Another object of the krinvention is to provide a tent and hammock arranged to be supported by ropes instead of the usual poles, the arrangement beingsuch that the hammock associated with the tent may be used as a bed in the tent', or as afycanopy tliroiighva tent and hammock disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same be-Y ing shown ready for use. e

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through Fig. 1online2-2.. Y l i Fig. 3 is a plan view on an enlarged scale oil one end of the hammock embodying certain 'features of the invention.

Fig.k 4 is an enlarged sectional view through Fig. 3 on line ll-c.- i

Fig. 5 isa fragmentary ltop plan view of one end of the tent shown in Fig. 1, illustrating the reinforcement and the connecting itting.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig.

1, showing a slightly modified form of the invention. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectionall view through Fig. 6 on line 7 7. c Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the tent in its entirety and 2 the hammock in its entirety. The tent 1 may be made of any suitable can vas, or other material, preferably light canl Patented June 15,1920.

Applicationv filed March25, 1919. Serial No. 285,059.

vas or some other light material which will answer the purpose, also preferably the tent is made A-shape as shown in Fig. 2 with front and rear ends 3 and 4 open down thecenter and provided with tyingmembers 5 and 6. The bottom edge of the tent and also the end members are provided with r suitable apertures 7. through which looped pieces of rope may be inserted if desired for accommodating pins, though quite often this is not necessary..v Theupper partof the tent, kor apex thereoiiis not provided with the ordinary ridge pole now in com-,l mon use, but a strip of canvas or other reinforcing material 8 and provided with a looped portion at each end which is looped over the straight section 11 of the eyelet i 9 and clamped in position by rivets 10. This arrangement allows the strain on the eyelet 9 to be communicated to they full length of the strip 8 as well. astothe tent 1. yThe eyelet 9L (Fig. 5) is preferably made of metal and is provided with converging sections 11 extending from-the straight section 12 and merging into a ring section 13 for receiving the ropes 14. These ropes may be tied or secured in any desired manner totheeyelet 9 and then passed around suitable supports, as for instance trees 15 and 16V Preferably the ropes 14 are brought under some `considerable tension so as to hold the apex of the tent substantially in a straight line. In forming the tent, if desired suitable pockets 17 may be stitched thereon or secured 'thereto' in any desired manner. y A

Preferably the tent is inade of a size to easily accommodate one person when camping and also accommodate the usual supplies and paraphernalia that go with a camping outfit. However, the tent may be .made much larger to accommodate more than one person,4or even smaller to be arranged as shownfin Figs. 6 and 7k rhereinafter fully described.

rounded or ring section 21 for receiving the n rope 22. The ropes 22 are passed around the trees l5 and 16 and tied or secured in any desired manner so that the hammock 2 will be properly positioned for receiving the person occupying the tent. InA order to prevent undue collapsing of the hammock 2 a bracing rod 23 is arranged at each end as shown in Figs. 3 and et, said bracing rod tending through suitable retaining loops 25 into the socket ot the fitting 26. This litting is provided with a pin 27 extending through the eyelet 28, which eyelet is secured to the edge of the hammock 2 in any dcsired manner.

ln Figs. 6 and 7 a slightly modified form of the invention is disclosed in which the hammock 2 is utilized in the usual way with the ropes 22, but the tent 29 is made much smaller than tent l, though otherwise of identical construction. The ropes le act to hold the tent 29 in position so as` to cover the hammock, but to fall short ot the ground. ln this form of the invention a person sleeping out ot doors can use the hammock and be protected against the dew or slight showers, as well as cover the hammock by the tent 29 which is small and may be easily carried about. To prevent the wind from blowing the tent 29 out of place suitable retaining cables or cords 30 are provided which are secured to the ropes 22, and the ends of the cords 30 are provided with hooks 32 and 33, said hooks being passed over the ropes M- whereby the parts are held in a certain definite relationship to each other. The tent 29 is provided with ends similar to ends 8 and 4: of tent l and in addition is provided with one or more connecting cables 3e at the lower end, said connecting cables being preferably passed beneath the hammock 2 whereby the parts are positively prevented vfrom becoming separated when in use.

lt is to be understood that any kind of a rope may be tied or otherwise secured to the hammock or tent it desired, but preferably either the single end or the double end oit a rope is used in connection with the .fitting or eyelet 2O or the eyelet 9. It will be noted that the portions 13 and 2l respectively of these two eyelets are made so that the 4rope may be passed in between the restricted portions thereof, and if the rope is provided with a knot it will strike the portions 13 and 2l respectively and thereby support the hammock or tent. This arrangement of supporting the hammock or tent through the use of a knot resting against the eyelet is especially convenient as the hammock or tent may be quickly and easily taken down or set up and in addition the length of the rope may be varied quickly so as to cause the hammock to be supported at the proper height. The arrangement is designed to have a special ropeA accompany the hammock and tent which is usually long enough to have adouble strand extend from the hammock to a tree or other support so that two knots may be utilized in the eyelets 9 and 2O respectively. However7 it' the supporting tree or other support is some considerable distance away from the hammock a single rope may be used and a single knot utilized in connection with the eyelets.

In addition t0 the supporting ropes 22 for the hammock a retaining rope 3() is pro-` vided which may be arrangedas shown in dotted lines in Fig. l when the hammock is used as a fly, or may be used as shown in Fig. 6 when utilizing the tent 29. This rope is comparatively small, as there is not much strain thereon, whereas the remaining ropes are amply strong to act in the desired capacity.

That I claim is: l

l. A combined tent and hammock comprising attent structure, a hammock structure, and a single supporting cable at each end, one end of each of the cables being connectedwith the apex of the tent structure and the Vother end to the end of the hammock whereby the weight of the hammock and anything supported thereby will act to stretch the apex of the tent and hold the tent in proper position.4

2. A combined tent and hannnock comprising a body substantially A shape in LESLIE E. TRIMM. 

